‘Madagascar’ will open Crossgates IMAX

Regal Entertainment Group will open its IMAX theater at Crossgates Mall next Friday with “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: The IMAX Experience,” (shown right) the company announced today.

Advance tickets already are on sale, according to the theater chain, which operates the Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 screens.

“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” is among several Hollywood films that are being digitally remastered for conversion to the wide-screen IMAX format. Others include “The Dark Knight”, “Spider Man 3” and “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.”

The Crossgates theater is among 12 IMAX theaters Regal is opening in October, November and December. Others include theaters in Sacramento and Stockton, Calif.; Long Island; Brooklyn; Las Vegas; and Fort Myers, Fla.